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FOR Y. M. C. A. BUILDING.
Mr. A. C. Jones Reviews His Sugges
tion That Old Court House Be
Put to That Use.
To the Editor of The Herald and
News: In January last. after going
fbrough the new building of ile
Young Men's Cristian Association
at Charlotte. N. ('.. with Mr. David
L. Probert. tie General Seeretarv (I
that Association. I wrote you from
Charlotte telling you of this building
and what had been done by the Char
lotte people: that the work there had
wutzrown their old building; that the
old building and lot had been sold for
$49,000, and that in twelve days
time they had raised by subscription
eighty thousand dollars more and that
last fall they had gone into their new
building which cost them $128,000.
And that it was one of the very best
equipped buildings for its purpose in
the south. That its rooms were fitted
tp for young men and that these
rooms with the privilege of the uses
of the reading room, writing room.
bath rooms. swimming pools, could
be had at a cost of three to ten dol
lars a month; that the rooms were
kept comfortable, neat and clean and
were out of the reach of temptation
and surrounded by influences for
good. I stated further. that my pur
pose in writing you was to show what
C(ha)rlott.e had done for her young
men and the young men who might
in the future choose Charlotte as a
home and if Charlotte, with a popula
tion of forty thousand people, could
raise $128,000 for this purpose. that
Newberry cou.ld raise $10,000 if the
cause was properly presented. That
the year of 1908, had been the
.greatest _ year of all in the histor',
of the Association: that there had
been ten million dollars paid out dsr
ing'190S for eighty-one new buildings
and those now under construction
and provided for will cost nine mil
lions more, proving conclusively that
'the people appreciate in the highest
degree the value of this organization.
I also called your attention to the
fact that I had suggested some time
ago that the best disposition that
could possibly be made of the old
court hous e was to use it for a build
.Jng for a Young Men's Christian As
sociation in Newberry and as the
general assembly would convene in a
few days that the members from this
county could be asked to introduce a
bill turning this building over to the
Interstate Committee of the Caro
linas for tihis purpose.
Nothing was done and "The Id
ler's'' reference to the condition of
the court house last week has remind
ed me of the suggestion I have made
twice as to the best possible use that
could be made of it. And believing
that it must commend itself to you
and every father and mother in the
county who have children, especially
those who have boys, I beg your per
mission for the third time to appeal
to the Christian men and women of
Newberry to take steps to enable
them to get the county to turn it over
to a commission representing the dif
ferent churches in Newberry county.
As soon as a subscription list of ten,
fifteen or twenty thousand dollars
(the amount to be named before the
subscription lists are turned over to
the members of the Legislature in
this county.) These subscriptions to
e made .payable in one, two and three
'ears and to be used for tihe improve
ment and equipment of the building
and the support of the Association.
As the first step, let me suggest
that a mass meeting be called by the
pastors of the churches of Newberry
o take into consideration the organi
zation of a Young Men 's Christian
Association for Newberry and as soon
as they have organized let them write
Mr. Geo. C. Huntington, Charlotte,
N. C.. Interstate secretary of the
Carolinas, and ask him to meet wit'h
them and advise them what is neces
sarv and how to raise the money for
this important work.
I believe in the next five years
there will be city associations and
buildings in several towns of this size
in South Carolina. Newberry. if she
c-a secure the court house property
for this purpose will have the advan
t:e of all of them. And if Newberry
will take the lead yo will find An
derson. Greenville. Greenwood and
other counties following.
South Carolina is behind North
'arolina and several other Southern
.tates in this work. And it behooves
is to be up and doing because our
boys are suffering today for the need
of an Association. I don't believe I
would have heard as I have since I
have been at home during the past
ten days of its being a common thing
for y oung boys, js growving up. to
b found gambling wi: older men of
e ownl who shouild know better than
ie c.iation in Newberrv several
were brouIlt in t active Christian
work by t:at Association are active
Christian workers in their churches
to-day.
I don't dhink anyone will question
for a moment the needs of an As
sociation. and its advantages to every
young man in the city and county of
Newberrv will be very great. Willie
Whitla's father, when he was kid
napped a few months ago. offered
$10.000. for the return of his boy.
What is your boy worth to you? As
poor as I am. if we can secure the
court house property for a Young
Men's Christian Association for New
berry, I will subscribe for the im
provement of the building and its
support, provided twenty-thousand
dollars is raised, payable in one, two
and three years of -equal amounts,
$200; that is $66.66 a year; if $15,
000, $150; of $10,000. $100.
From an experience of thirty years
watching the growth and success of
the association, I would say thatit
is the best investment that the people
of this or any other community can
make and if Newberry will lead ot.h
ers will follow. This spirit of gen
trous rivalry was shown *hen New
berry built the Fraternity Hall, up
to that time the best of any in the
state in a town of this size. Since
then. Greenwood and Laurens have
built larger ones and Greenville and
others are preparing to build. Last
year. 1908, Westfield, New York. with
A population of four thousand people
opened a new Young Mon's Christian
Association building that cost twenty
thousand dollars. We claim a popu
lation of at least seven thousand. Do
we tihink less of our boys than they
do of theirs? To test the sentiment
of the Christian people of Newberry
I will ask the pastors of the city to
call a meeting of the Christian men
of Newberry to meet immediately
after the union service on Sunday
evening. Jly 25th. for t ;e pur
pose of taking into considera-tion
the organization of a Young Men.'s
-Christian Association for Newberry,
and I would request the pastor; of
the churches to give this notice in
their pulpits, both next Sunday morn
mg:.
I am not willing to let the opportunity
of securing a building and lot pass
without an effort to secure it and I
ask the cooperation of all of our citi
zens to assist in accomplishing this
purpose.
A. C. Jones,
Member of t:he Interstate Committee
Young Men 's Christian Associa
tion of South Carolina and North
Carolina.
Newberry, S. C.,
July 19, 1909.
\SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Interesting and Helpful Meeting at
Smyrna Church.-Large Attend
a,nce and Good Addresses.
'(By Miss Vista Wood.)
'On Wednesday morning, July 21,
the County Sunday School convention
'of Newberry county convened at
Smrna Presbyterian chu-rch, about
Ifive miles west of this city.
A large number of Sunday School
wokers and others interested in Sun
day School work gatihered for the
opening of the meeting, and later in
the day this number was increased
until the church was comfortably
filled.
The devotional service was opened
by Mr. JIohn C. Goggans, followed by
a song service, one of the pleasant
features of which was a solo by Miss
Annie Green, of this city, "Face to
Face,'' which .she rendered in her
round, sweet voice and t!he piece was
much app:eeiated by the audience.
Mrs. Williamson played her accompa
niment. In the afternoon Miss Green
also delighted the congregation with
another solo, "One sweetly solemn
1thought.'
After the devotional exercises were
'over Dr. E. C. Jones took the chair
and presided with much ease over tihe
entire deliberations of the day. By
*rone spoke in high words of praise
of the manner in which Dr. .Jones con
ducted the convention.
Mr. John H. Wieker, the effieient
sereay o-f the countyV convention.
va- present, and under his manage
ment the enrolment and organization
only consumend a short while. altlioughi
this being an important part of the
work. sufficient time had to be g iven
to t :is routine business. In this con
ction is given the list of delegzates
who responded to .roll call the first
day. Others doubtless eam~e in on
Thursday. Rev. Mr. Sheely led in
prayer and the address of welcome
a made hy Miss Chappell in a few
well ehosen wvords. .andl in suclh a sin
eer e manner that everyone felt the
word-.c enme from the heart. Dr'. Jo nes
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wakening.'' Mr. Way is thorough
ly alive to his work, to its import-,
anee, and to the responsibility attach
d to it. He discussed a number of
oints some of which were, "The
rganized mSunday School move
ent,'' "Interrest and efficiency in
Bible study,'' "Securing methods
f management and teaching,"" "Per
eting Sunday School literature and
quipment,'' "Of linking the home
o the churc,' "Increasing at
endance on all chure:h service,'' "Of
extending the benefits~of the Sunday
School to every man, woman and
cild,'' "Of securing the conversion
f schools and developing them in
Christian service.'' Of some of the
ethods towards accomplishing good
esults along these lines he mentioned
the cradle roll, t!he home depa'rtment.
rading, teacher training, Internation
al Bible reading department, statis
is, home visitation. And still fur
ther along this line he talked and it
as indeed deeply insfructive. The
pirituality~ of the man impresses ev
rone with what he says, and he has
-omvlete control over his listeners.
Mr. Way was followed by Mliss
race W. Vandiver. State superin,
tendent of the elementary department.
MIiss Vandiver is one of the best
vor kers in the Sunday School depart
nent, having been a teacher of elo
(-ution in one of thle colleges in the
State, and being naturally gifted in
holding the attention of her hearers
she has much advantage in presenting
her themes. At the morning service
she discussed "The men and women
of the future, what shall they be?''
Miss Vandiver said that our churches
were just awakeningQ to the g-reat fact
o whijh the (ai holie chur1f(h had so
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Col. W. H. Hunt was on the pro
gram to discuss "What the church
owes to the Sunday School,'' but not
being present, Rev. Edward Fulen
wider was called upon, and although
unexpected to him, he made exceed
ingly appropriate remarks and sug
gestions on thlis subject, stating that
to 'him the church and the Sunday
School were one.
Mr. James F. Epting gave the re
port of the State convention, and al
though exceedingly brief, it was to the
point and was one of the most en
joyable talks of the morning.
At the (close of the morning service
everybody was invited to 'repair to the
grove on the side of the church, w!here
'a table 80 feet long had been erected,
which was almost "groaning'' under
t-he weight of good things prepared
by the gracious ladies of the .Smyrna
congregation and others in the imme
diate neighborhood.
At two o'clock Dr-Jones called the
people into the church and devotional
exercises were conducted by him. Miss
\andiver conducted the " 'Round
tab)le on primry wvork. '' anid gave
out mnany helpful suggestions. This
was followed byV a discussion of
"What b ooks should he in the Sun
dar schlt teacher's library and
why ?'' At thbree o'clock Mr. J. .
Way (Pondtetedl tbe '"Round table.
Thue Sunday school teacher.'' Rev.
J. E. James was on the program for
the afternoon, but being unable to
come, his subject was left over for
the next day.
A collection was then taken, ho0mes
assigned the delegaltes, unfinished
business at tend(ed to. and thle mneet -
The f !! wing is 'a list o ft >e lele
Over 9000
of the business of this country is done with
checks or other evidences of credit. There
must be a reason for this, else why should so
much business be done this way.
There are very many good reasons why every
one should have a checking account. If you
are not already in the 90 per cent class come
in and let us show you why you ought to be.
The Commercial Bank,
OF Newberry, S. C.
4 00 Paid in Our Savings Department.
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It was very much to be regretted order. and in addition is an all round
that Mr. P. C. Gaillard. the ever good fellow and we are sureunr
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could not be present at the conven- successful. We welcome Mr. Steely
tionl. He has given so much thought to Newberry.
and devotion to the Sunday school ___________________
work and to the success of the Sun
day school association in this county CHICH ESTER S PILLS
that his presence would have been a IUTHlE DIAMOND BRAND.
great help. However, in his absence, A g ge
Mr. Joibn H. Wicker, who also is ila inRd God sic
deeply interested in the work, filled ei oTR
his place with much satisfaction toall.aLD YNaRf s,l VRwys
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